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Definition gas in American English

gas noun

noun
/ɡæs/

Differences between American and British English: gas

In the U.S., gas often refers to a type of liquid fuel that is used to produce power in cars: We’d better get gas on our way out of town.. The usual British word for this is petrol. Gas can also refer to a substance like air that is burned to cook food or to heat your house, and it can be used with this meaning in both the U.S. and the U.K.: a gas furnace.

1

liquid fuel that is used for producing power in the engines of cars. The British word is petrol

Example

We need to get some gas before we leave town.

Synonyms and related words
barrel benzene black gold
2

a substance such as air that is neither a solid nor a liquid

Example

regulations to cut the emissions of gases such as carbon dioxide

Example

They detected high levels of radon gas in the building.

Synonyms and related words
acetylene ammonia argon
2.1

a gas burned as fuel, for example to heat your house or cook food

Example

a gas stove/heater/boiler

Example

She couldn't pay her gas bill.

Example

Can you smell gas?

Synonyms and related words
biofuel biogas biomass
2.2

a gas used for harming or killing people, or for affecting their behavior

Example

Police used gas to disperse the crowd.

Example

A nerve gas attack left hundreds injured.

Synonyms and related words
acetylene ammonia argon
2.3

a gas produced inside your body by your stomach. The usual British word is wind. If you pass gas, air comes out of your bottom.

Synonyms and related words
belch belch blow off
2.4

a gas given to people before an operation to make them sleep, or during medical treatment so that they will feel less pain

Synonyms and related words
amphetamine anabolic steroid anaesthetic
Definition gas in American English

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